July 23Jul 23 57 minutes ago, Slacks said: Gonna be some serious teeth gnashing if a true SG is needed... teams aren't going to want junk. they're going to want Tari, Tate, DFS... unless the junk is expiring contracts that give flexibility for moves late in the season or after. Rockets are capped for now... and still need to extend Tari to keep him from hitting that measley qualifying offer of $8M that many teams will easily offer double and some crazy team may put a poison pill offer out there (like the 76ers GM). Teams can't poison pill a contract any more, and the value of the APY is what's tallied in a trade now. Also, most teams are running with zero cap space, so the few that do have space would be tying up 15-20m in free agent money to Tari, while the Rockets can easily match it after several days. Kuminga didn't even get a free agent offer as an RFA this offseason because of it. Best to sign a 1 year QO and hit the market as a free agent to maximize money, unless the team is willing to give you a big long term deal. I think it's great for the Rockets to have that flexibility and see what he can do this year.Â
July 23Jul 23 6 hours ago, HtownHorn said: He's also the 3rd true guard on the roster. I think he's getting more run than the stay ready crew. I don't know what that means. Okogie can't handle the ball or create offense or shoot.Â
July 23Jul 23 Were there not better, ring-chasing veterans that can hit 3's willing to sign low dollar contracts than the scrap heap guys we signed with the last of our money?
July 23Jul 23 6 hours ago, ztejas said: I don't know what that means. Okogie can't handle the ball or create offense or shoot. It means he's the NBA version of Chendall Weaver. He's also 26 and gotten better offensively almost every season in the NBA and played his best offensive basketball with Kevin Durant sharing the court with him. He also adds near elite level defense at the guard position. Considering Ime's love of defense over everything else, he's going to be in the rotation. Edited July 23Jul 23 by HtownHorn
July 23Jul 23 3 hours ago, Murfdogg21 said: Were there not better, ring-chasing veterans that can hit 3's willing to sign low dollar contracts than the scrap heap guys we signed with the last of our money? There are no minutes available. Players also want to play.Â
July 24Jul 24 12 hours ago, Murfdogg21 said: Were there not better, ring-chasing veterans that can hit 3's willing to sign low dollar contracts than the scrap heap guys we signed with the last of our money? These end of bench additions IMO are the plan B if we need to make a trade before the deadline. Tari would be the most likely piece gone and these cheap wing defenders help to replace Tari’s defensive loss.Â
August 9Aug 9 playing the lakers on christmas day too. definitey going to be more nationally televised rockets games this year.
August 9Aug 9 26 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said: playing the lakers on christmas day too. definitey going to be more nationally televised rockets games this year. Thompson, Durant, and Sengun sell TV ads.
August 9Aug 9 Making KD live through ring night in the city that he bailed on to go win at Golden State is just a fantastic manufactured storyline.Â
August 9Aug 9 6 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: Making KD live through ring night in the city that he bailed on to go win at Golden State is just a fantastic manufactured storyline. Yawn. Neither him nor the team would have wanted him on the team for the OKC slog of the last several years
August 11Aug 11 On 8/9/2025 at 6:01 PM, Mitch Cumsteen said: Making KD live through ring night in the city that he bailed on to go win at Golden State is just a fantastic manufactured storyline. 50/50 odds that he'll be "injured" and doesn't even make the trip. It's petty, though.  So fucking petty and I love it. Edited August 11Aug 11 by Aqua Buddha
August 11Aug 11 38 minutes ago, Js1 said:  You Thunder fans don’t let anything go. Such petty bitches Don't kid yourself.  Durant cares, too.  He's spent all day on Twitter arguing about it.  (Yes, Durant still argues on Twitter with dudes living in their parents basement.) Durant was right.  He couldn't win a title in OKC. Shai could, though.
August 11Aug 11 Author 6 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: do it kd ! Â Rafael is the best in the NBA in negotiating contracts if he pulls that off. He has earned the top 5 GM ranking that CBS Sports gave him. https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-front-office-rankings-okc-on-top-lakers-and-mavericks-low-on-list-new-team-falls-behind-bulls-at-no-30/ Â
August 11Aug 11 3 hours ago, Aqua Buddha said: Durant was right. Â He couldn't win a title in OKC. Shai could, though. Because Presti fucked the team up when Durant was there.Â
August 12Aug 12 This is a really cool breakdown of the Rockets salary cap changes through the offseason: Â
August 13Aug 13 On 8/11/2025 at 12:51 AM, ztejas said: Because Presti fucked the team up when Durant was there. 2016 playoffs.  He didn't exactly knock it out of the park.  He'd leave for GS a month later.
August 13Aug 13 On 8/10/2025 at 6:06 PM, Aqua Buddha said: 50/50 odds that he'll be "injured" and doesn't even make the trip. It's petty, though.  So fucking petty and I love it. The first home game the following year is always when they do the ring/banner presentation afaik. And Durant has two rings anyway so idk how this could in any way be construed as petty.  Â
August 13Aug 13 16 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said: Ibaka, Russ Harden and Big baby. He’s not wrong. I think he hated Westbrook's game, which I think we can all relate to.  Â
August 14Aug 14 so we're already up to 5 nationally televised games. nice.Schedule dropped....28 national
August 15Aug 15 4 hours ago, Scraps said: 9 hours ago, BigOrange1 said: so we're already up to 5 nationally televised games. nice. Schedule dropped....28 national
August 15Aug 15 That's it, gotta disband the team and fire everyone involved with making that into the sun.Â
August 16Aug 16 I know Tillman has a lot of money, but hiring stupid fucking Blippi to promote the new season is not how you should spend "fuck you money."Â
August 17Aug 17 I like Dante’s game. Long curve developmental guy, but there’s upside at the end of that rainbow.Â
August 17Aug 17 I know Tillman has a lot of money, but hiring stupid fucking Blippi to promote the new season is not how you should spend "fuck you money."Â Blippi would have been 10x better than whoever that chucklefuck was.
August 25Aug 25 The DFS signing has already spread discontent on the Lakers. Luka loses his running mate. LeBron gets pissed because they let a well liked veteran leave for nothing and replaced with a young player. That alone is worth is a few million dollars.Â
September 3Sep 3 The Rockets can surround him with enough defense, you aren't finding a scorer this good this late in the off-season.
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